Stephen Farrand

'He's got grinta' – Josh Tarling praised for breakaway performance as Netcompany Ineos try to salvage their Tour de France

By Stephen Farrand Published 23 July 26

News Michał Kwiatkowski praises British teammate after stage 17 attack

Adam Yates to race on at Tour de France despite suffering with stomach problem

By Stephen Farrand, Patrick Fletcher Published 23 July 26

News 'He is going to suffer because it’s still soon' UAE team manager Mauro Gianetti tells Cyclingnews

Forget Tadej Pogačar and the GC, the Tour de France green jersey battle on stage 17 was way more fun - Analysis

By Stephen Farrand Published 22 July 26

Analysis Why Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipen will fight for green in Paris, with UAE and Lidl-Trek locked in the fight for the team prize

'Make the best of it!' – Over an emotional burger and fries, Jonas Vingegaard encouraged his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates to go on the attack at the Tour de France

By Stephen Farrand Published 22 July 26

News Dane undergoes successful surgery on his collarbone fracture after crashing out of the Tour

'He got a bit lost in his own world' – Geraint Thomas explains Thymen Arensman's missed Tour de France TT start but praises strong performance

By Stephen Farrand, Matilda Price Last updated 22 July 26

News Netcompany Ineos rider left frustrated after starting around 15 seconds late in Tuesday's time trial, with team sympathetic but saying 'it's up to the rider, it's their responsibility'

Paul Seixas survives the dangers of time trial descent to stay in fight for Tour de France podium

By Stephen Farrand Published 21 July 26

News 19-year-old French rider now only 20 seconds down on Isaac del Toro in fight for white jersey

'I would rather lose sleep than lose credibility' – Jonathan Vaughters says Tour de France night-time testing could have stopped past doping – Full interview

By Stephen Farrand, Patrick Fletcher Published 21 July 26

Q&A EF Education-EasyPost team manager has defended night-time anti-doping tests at the Tour de France

'The main goal is to have Remco on the podium in Paris' – Florian Lipowitz ready to work for Evenepoel in Tour de France podium battle

By Stephen Farrand Published 20 July 26

News 'We will fight together and we will have to fight until Paris' says fifth-placed German rider

Why were Tour de France riders tested in the middle of the night? Anti-doping body defends need to carry out 'effective testing'

By Stephen Farrand Last updated 20 July 26

News 'The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders' rest and recovery' says anti-doping body

Bashed and bruised but Uno-X Mobility trio race on after heavy Tour de France sprint crash

By Stephen Farrand Published 17 July 26

News Søren Wærenskjold, Jonas Abrahamsen and Anthon Charmig race with road rash

'If I get beaten, that's the way it is' - Jasper Philipsen forced to accept defeat as rivals Soudal-QuickStep celebrate their third Tour de France win

By Stephen Farrand Published 16 July 26

News Alpecin-Premier Tech give Philipsen another great leadout but Belgian lacks winning speed

Mads Pedersen reveals plans to retire after home World Championships

By Stephen Farrand Published 16 July 26

News 'There is no reason to sit around and hide it' Dane reveals, citing a desire to create a family and avoid racing into his late thirties

With one sprint stage remaining, the Tour de France green points jersey is Mads Pedersen's to lose - Analysis

By Stephen Farrand Published 15 July 26

Analysis After Thursday, 'All the big points are gone and I'm still in the contest for green' says Lidl-Trek rider

Sprinters welcome rain and cooler weather as Tour de France green jersey erupts again on stage 11 in Nevers

By Stephen Farrand Published 15 July 26

News 'The weather certainly motivates me' says Tim Merlier as he looks for his third stage victory

'Jonas is very open and feels right at home' – How Vingegaard's threat to quit sparked changes and dialogue at Visma-Lease a Bike

By Stephen Farrand Published 15 July 26

News Sports director Marc Reef confirms that the team has focused on listening to Vingegaard and making key changes to his programme and training

'He's doing a different race than us' - Juan Ayuso is in the fight for the podium but accepts Tadej Pogačar is in a race of his own

By Stephen Farrand Published 14 July 26

News 'There are five or six riders aiming for two spots on the podium' says new best young rider competition leader

Tour de France director hits back at Uno-X hotel criticism and reveals how hotels are shared out fairly

By Stephen Farrand Published 14 July 26

News 'At the end of the Tour all the teams will have the same number of hotel stars' says Christian Prudhomme

'I can't immediately remember a tougher edition' – Matteo Jorgenson suffers in the Tour de France heat

By Stephen Farrand Published 14 July 26

News American enjoys a quiet rest day before resuming domestique dutie for GC leader Jonas Vingegaard

All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries

By Stephen Farrand Published 13 July 26

News 'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager

Søren Wærenskjold slams Biniam Girmay for Tour de France sprint intimidation

By Stephen Farrand Published 11 July 26

News UCI give NSN rider a warning but he avoids relegation in high-speed Bergerac sprint

'If I see how I sprinted, it's crazy' - Biniam Girmay accepts that Tim Merlier is fastest in the Tour de France sprints

By Stephen Farrand Published 11 July 26

News NSN rider follows Merlier to move up to take second on the line in Bergerac

Stage 9 of Tour de France shortened amid 'red alert' heatwave warning in central France

By Stephen Farrand Published 11 July 26

News 30km to be cut from start of route as ASO forced to make adjustments in face of ongoing high temperatures

Baptiste Veistroffer has become the breakaway hero this Tour de France needs

By Stephen Farrand Published 11 July 26

News 'A stage without a breakaway is pretty stupid' says rider from Brittany who has been a much-need salve to sprint stage monotony

'I always love watching the sprints' - Caleb Ewan analyses the Tour de France sprint in Bordeaux

By Stephen Farrand Published 10 July 26

News 'You have to get everything right to be able to win at the Tour' says former Australian sprinter turned SBS commentator

How Soudal-QuickStep dominated the high-speed Tour de France sprint into Bordeaux

By Stephen Farrand Published 10 July 26

News 'We were never in trouble' - New lead-out man Jasper Stuyven details how the Belgian team executed their race plan to perfection